Week 20 (out of 78): Feliz Navidad!

Wow so this week was really good. Not only cause I got to talk to my family, but because the members here are finally starting to come together( for a while its been a struggle). 

But highlight was definitely thursday night we went caroling. Mostly in Spanish, and well theres a little 8 yr old in our ward who was standing in the crowd... She is pretty shy, so she only sang one song with us but after she went contacting with my companion and I, and talked about Ha nacido(I think its like he is born?) Her part was to introduce the video and invite them to averiguar porque (Discover why). She did a really good job and after she told us she wanted to serve a mission. This was a little tender moment, and I get a little teary eyed talking about it.... cause honestly these people we contacted most of them rejected us... But the last one didnt. I am really happy that the last one accepted the invitation to have visits...

Also during the caroling we sang in spanish and the 6 or 7 gringos after sang in english on a ledge (look at picture). Elder underwood is a super goofy guy and was dancing... He actually reminds me a lot of Sam. 

After we had dinner with the Pulache family. They are who I feel closest to inthe ward. Just always there, and they always comment on how much my spoanish has grown in the past few months because they see me every day for lunch. But anywho they have a 1 yr old named Abish. She is the cutest and always asked for hand sanitizer, and wants it all over her body because she likes the smell, but this

last time she realized she likes to take selfies with me.. haha it was really funny, because she just kept saying mas... Half of the timeit was hand sanitizer and half of the time it was a picture. 

Week 19 (out of 78): Sullana

Well I found him. I found the person that God has prepared for me. So Jorge is 78,or something like that but lives on our street.My companion had tried teaching him but he never progressed when I came he asked us for a BOM which was weird, but then he told us why. SO before I came, he had a dream of me. I was in all white. Perfect, and there were a ton of little animals around me. HE felt like it was a vision of heaven. So when he told me I feel like he saw me in my resurrected state or something like that, but now he is progressing and he een came to church for 3 whole hours which never happens this fast.

THings with the new companion are great. She has a lot of patience and is from Neuquen Argentina. She is a really awesome missionary and so far it hasnt been awkward between us.

friday we had a ward christmas party that was supposed to start at 7... We had 5 investigators there and it didnt start until 8.30.... Whoop WHoop :( it was a little to have to explain and keep our investigstors there....) but it was cute our district sang feliz navidad and our deseos. it is by michael buble but pretty much I sang the whole thing.... kinda awkward.... 

Other than that I am excited for christmas and for our investigators it should be a really good week this week with christmas and all.

FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!

Week 18 (out of 78): Transfer 3 - Sullana

Wow so I am done being trained.. Or as people say I am leaving the egg.... I feel like it should be leaving the nest but they say leaving the egg. 

Anyway so My mama Hermana mitchell was transfered to Los Ficus in Piura, and I am now with Hermana Garcia from Argentina. She lost her accent already but she is really sweet. We get a long super well. 

This past week was super exciting! So we have been teaching Camila for a really long time and well she was my very first real lesson in the mission. SHE HAS A BAPTISM DATE FOR 10 OF JANUARY! We asked for the 26th of this month but for some reason she wants the 10th... So I am totally ok with that. 

We also had a mission part with Zone Piura Central, and played minute to win it games and watched Its a wonderful life. Its my mission presidents favorite movie.... SO that was awesomke plus we were able to watch it in english, well you got to watch it in your native tongue.... It was just a really fun day and was super exciting to see other people.

THis past Saturday the YW had their evening of excellence and had to present a number or just something.. our ward decided to sing and dance to a pop version of hark the herald angels sing, and well so far that is the most embarassing part of my whole mission... It was super funny after but during was super embarassing.....

This week we have a Ward christmas show/talent show and the missionaries have to do something for it.... Well outof 6 missionaries here 4 left.. So its just me and some Latinos... and hopefully we can pull it off...

Week 17 (out of 78): Sullana

I love being a Missionary but my whole email just erased and I can’t find it.... So back to square 1.....

So this may be shorter... 

SO this last P-day we had a really awkward situation. So the other Hermanas and I were talking and joking around, and well I winked at one of them, and the elders next to us. Our Zone Leaders started talking about how they couldn’t really wink and well I winked at our super serious Zone Leader.. HAHA really funny but super awkward... He talks to me more now... Haha

We have a baptism date with Sonia who is a single mom and well she is awesome. She drinks occasionally with friends but feels it is wrong and is going to stop. Her Grandson is also super funny. He is maybe 4 and well he shows my companion and I random dance moves. 

We have transfers next week, and my companion and I are sad for them, but it is time for change.

Things are busy but as always I love it. The Lord gives us small blessings every day. You just have to look for them.

The pic is the Hermanas in our Zone at lunch today